Stahl enhances probiotic degreasing solution
Chemicals company Stahl is expanding its range of Proviera Probiotics with ProDegreaze Plus, which it says offers improved degreasing performance over the original version.
It combines the fat distribution of the original ProDegreaze with stable emulsification action to disperse it in the float, which delivers a cleaner grain and brighter colours, while having an odourless effect on hides, skins and tannery equipment.
It can be used at any stage in the beamhouse process: presoaking, main soaking, unhairing, liming, deliming, and degreasing. It can also be used with pelt, pickle, wet-blue, and wet-white systems, plus Stahl BeTan beamhouse solutions, Stahl EasyWhite and EasyBlue tanning systems, Densodrin and Densotan waterproofing systems, and to create Stahlite lightweight leather.
The original ProDegreaze will still be available.
All Proviera Probiotics products use probiotic microorganisms to produce metabolites that behave as wetting, dispersing and degreasing agents in the leather process. These can replace the traditional fossil fuel-based agents, contributing to contribute to a cleaner process for workers and a lower environmental footprint, said Stahl.
The range also forms part of the Stahl Neo portfolio of Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) MRSL solutions and complies with ZDHC MRSL 2.0.
